You are the master of your own mind. You can be your best friend or your worst enemy.

Where there is great doubt, there is great awakening; small doubt, small awakening; no doubt, no awakening.

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

The cultivation of loving-kindness is the thread that runs through all Buddhist teachings.

The precious pot containing my riches becomes my teacher in the very moment it breaks.

Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening right now, without wishing it were different.

Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.

If I had any position, I would thereby have a flaw. But since I have no position, I alone am without flaw.

Without darkness, there is no light. Without the path, there is no arrival.

Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken! Take heed, do not squander your life.

If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will have complete peace.

The superior person is like water, bringing benefit to all without competing.

The noting mind and the object noted appear to occur as a pair. Through concentration they are seen to arise and vanish together.

External seeking only leads to exhaustion. When you imitate others, you lose your own authenticity.

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

Just as the wise do not take a mirage to be water, nor an echo to be a voice, so the enlightened do not take the world to be real.

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

The root of happiness is altruism — the wish to be of service to others.

Short moments, many times. That is the essence of meditation practice.

Life is available only in the present moment.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

The restraint of the senses is not a matter of suppression but of wise attention to our experience.

If you want to know your past life, look at your present condition. If you want to know your future life, look at your present actions.

When we understand others, we understand ourselves. When we love others, we love ourselves.

The goal of the Buddhist path is not to add something to our existence but to discover something that has been there all along.

The mind is the root from which all things grow. If you can understand the mind, everything else is included.

The more you understand, the more you love; the more you love, the more you understand.

Every step on the path must be with the understanding of anicca - impermanence. This is the essence of the teaching.

The view is like a lion - it cannot be led around by anything else. Meditation is like an eagle - it cannot be distracted by anything else. Action is like a madman - it is free from accepting and rejecting.

When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.

My religion is to live and die without regret.

As a flower that is lovely and beautiful, but is scentless, even so fruitless is the well-spoken word of one who does not practice it.

True happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through cultivation of altruism, of love, of compassion.